TIME STUDY ASSESSMENT
Time Study Findings
A written record of exactly where the hours went at Example Family Medicine.
Observation dates
August 24 to August 25, 2026
Clinicians observed
Dr. A. Jones, MD August 24, 2026
Dr. J. Doe, DO August 25, 2026
1 · Executive summary
Where the hours actually went
Across two observed clinician-days we logged
18.0 hours of activity. The three largest blocks:
Desk/computer 8.8 hrs, Patient 4.9 hrs, Staff 1.5 hrs.
Time with patients
4.9hrs
27% of all observed time
Desk and computer time
8.8hrs
49% of all observed time
Projected reclaimable per year
133hrs
Projected, not measured
Trace: Sessions!F:L (summed baseline rows), 'Practice Roll-up'!B:F
2 · Per-clinician breakdown
One day, coded minute by minute
Dr. A. Jones, MD
Desk/computer
4.6 hrs · 51%
Trace: Sessions!F4:L4, M4
Dr. J. Doe, DO
Desk/computer
4.2 hrs · 46%
Trace: Sessions!F5:L5, M5
3 · Interruptions
Interruptions
26 interruptions across two observed days.
Each one costs re-orientation time on top of the interruption itself.
| Clinician | Count | Most often during |
|---|
| Dr. A. Jones, MD | 15 | Patient |
| Dr. J. Doe, DO | 11 | Patient |
Trace: Sessions!N, O per row
4 · The projection
What AI documentation could return
Per clinician / week
1.3hrs
Per clinician / year
67hrs
Practice / year (2 clinicians)
133hrs
The model applies the published per-shift figure to your own
schedule: 16 minutes x 5 clinical days x
50 clinical weeks x 2 clinicians.
Rotenstein et al. JAMA. 2026;335(16):1408-1417. 1,809 clinicians across five academic health systems, 16 minutes saved per 8-hour shift with even minimal use. Measured in academic health systems, not in independent practice.
This number is a model, not a promise and not a measurement.
The 90-day re-study replaces it with your real number, measured the same way this
report was measured.
Trace: 'Benchmarks & Constants'!C10:C12 (R020 model) x Practice Roll-up!B
5 · Coverage
What we saw, and what we did not
| Clinician | Time observed |
Time unobserved | Coverage |
|---|
| Dr. A. Jones, MD | 9h 00m | 0m | 100% |
| Dr. J. Doe, DO | 9h 01m | 15m | 97% |
Constants used in section 4: 5 clinical days
per week, 50 clinical weeks per year. Both adjustable per practice.
Source for the per-shift figure is printed on that section.
Trace: Sessions!M, S:Y (importer QA columns), 'Benchmarks & Constants'!A10:D12